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“Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade” at the Legion of Honor illustates how hats were wardrobe essentials in late-19th-century Paris, and shops selling fashionable hats were places to be.

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Edgar Degas: 6 Minute Art History Video

Edgar Degas: 6 Minute Art History Video

FAKE OR FORTUNE SE2EO3 EDGAR DEGAS

published:24 Aug 2018

FAKE OR FORTUNE SE2EO3 EDGAR DEGAS

FAKE OR FORTUNE SE2EO3 EDGAR DEGAS

published:24 Aug 2018

views:62096

Inheriting a work of art by one of the great Impressionist masters should be a joy, but for Patrick Rice it was a mixed blessing. His small oil painting depicting a ballet dancer on stage has always been thought to be a work by Edgar Hilaire Degas. Unfortunately, since the 1970s, experts have not agreed. The painting, which could be worth around half-a-million pounds if it is a Degas, is currently worth £200. In a last ditch attempt to discover the truth, Patrick and his son Jonathan ask Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould to handle the case.
Although bought as a Degas from a reputable London dealer in 1945 by Patrick\'s father, the painting, titled Danseuse Bleue et Contrebasses, failed to make the official record of Degas, the catalogue raisonne. As far as auction houses and experts are concerned, if it\'s not in the catalogue then it\'s not by Degas, and cannot be sold as such. Fiona and Philip follow the painting back through time to try to prove that it was created by one of France\'s greatest painters. It is a journey that takes them to Paris, Hamburg and Berlin. Could the picture be a fake created, like many others, amidst the chaos of World War Two? Or will the scholars responsible for authentification bring Patrick and his family life-changing news?...

FAKE OR FORTUNE SE2EO3 EDGAR DEGAS

published:24 Aug 2018

views:62096

Inheriting a work of art by one of the great Impressionist masters should be a joy, but for Patrick Rice it was a mixed blessing. His small oil painting depicting a ballet dancer on stage has always been thought to be a work by Edgar Hilaire Degas. Unfortunately, since the 1970s, experts have not agreed. The painting, which could be worth around half-a-million pounds if it is a Degas, is currently worth £200. In a last ditch attempt to discover the truth, Patrick and his son Jonathan ask Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould to handle the case.
Although bought as a Degas from a reputable London dealer in 1945 by Patrick\'s father, the painting, titled Danseuse Bleue et Contrebasses, failed to make the official record of Degas, the catalogue raisonne. As far as auction houses and experts are concerned, if it\'s not in the catalogue then it\'s not by Degas, and cannot be sold as such. Fiona and Philip follow the painting back through time to try to prove that it was created by one of France\'s greatest painters. It is a journey that takes them to Paris, Hamburg and Berlin. Could the picture be a fake created, like many others, amidst the chaos of World War Two? Or will the scholars responsible for authentification bring Patrick and his family life-changing news?...

Tom Keating On Painters - E05 - Degas

Tom Keating On Painters - E05 - Degas

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)

published:16 Aug 2016

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)

published:16 Aug 2016

views:8888

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)
Description: \"A man of many talents, Edgar Degas was a famous French Impressionist painter who depicted the Parisian life in beautiful images. Edgar had a fascination for human figures and many of his paintings featured dancers in unusual positions. During his course at École des Beaux-Arts, which was a popular art school in France, he spent three years travelling in Italy where he studied and copied the arts of Da Vinci and Michelangelo. After he returned to Paris, he started making portraits; however his innovation with techniques did not go well with Salon, a group of powerful artists who presided over art exhibitions. In the next few years, Edgar was part of a group of avant-garde artists who dwelled on how painters could take a modern approach to art. With the outbreak of Franco-Prussian War, Edgar enrolled as a National Guard. But, he escaped much of the bloodbath that followed for the establishment of the Third Republic by travelling to New Orleans. After he returned to Paris, Edgar along with his fellow avant-garde artists formed the Society of Independent Artists, a group which aimed to exhibit their art without the control of Salon. This group came to be known as ‘Impressionists’ for their style of art, although Degas himself was more comfortable with the term ‘Realist’ or Independent’.\"
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Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)

published:16 Aug 2016

views:8888

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)
Description: \"A man of many talents, Edgar Degas was a famous French Impressionist painter who depicted the Parisian life in beautiful images. Edgar had a fascination for human figures and many of his paintings featured dancers in unusual positions. During his course at École des Beaux-Arts, which was a popular art school in France, he spent three years travelling in Italy where he studied and copied the arts of Da Vinci and Michelangelo. After he returned to Paris, he started making portraits; however his innovation with techniques did not go well with Salon, a group of powerful artists who presided over art exhibitions. In the next few years, Edgar was part of a group of avant-garde artists who dwelled on how painters could take a modern approach to art. With the outbreak of Franco-Prussian War, Edgar enrolled as a National Guard. But, he escaped much of the bloodbath that followed for the establishment of the Third Republic by travelling to New Orleans. After he returned to Paris, Edgar along with his fellow avant-garde artists formed the Society of Independent Artists, a group which aimed to exhibit their art without the control of Salon. This group came to be known as ‘Impressionists’ for their style of art, although Degas himself was more comfortable with the term ‘Realist’ or Independent’.\"
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Degas (2013) - Trailer (French)

published:27 Apr 2016

Degas (2013) - Trailer (French)

Degas (2013) - Trailer (French)

published:27 Apr 2016

views:5541

Directed by : Nelson Castro
Produced by : Les Raboteurs Production
Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 20 min 52 seconds
Production year: 2013
Now he is blind, Edgar Degas is no more than a shadow of himself. Paul Valery, a young poet, is the only one who keeps visiting. When there, Degas knows how to be the charming considerate man he used to be. The painter brings out his old notebooks and talks about his memories, his models. Paul Valery, truly interested, manages to make him talk about his privacy, and his secrets.
More info: http://en.unifrance.org/movie/38483/degas...

Degas (2013) - Trailer (French)

published:27 Apr 2016

views:5541

Directed by : Nelson Castro
Produced by : Les Raboteurs Production
Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 20 min 52 seconds
Production year: 2013
Now he is blind, Edgar Degas is no more than a shadow of himself. Paul Valery, a young poet, is the only one who keeps visiting. When there, Degas knows how to be the charming considerate man he used to be. The painter brings out his old notebooks and talks about his memories, his models. Paul Valery, truly interested, manages to make him talk about his privacy, and his secrets.
More info: http://en.unifrance.org/movie/38483/degas...

Inheriting a work of art by one of the great Impressionist masters should be a joy, but for Patrick Rice it was a mixed blessing. His small oil painting depicting a ballet dancer on stage has always been thought to be a work by Edgar Hilaire Degas. Unfortunately, since the 1970s, experts have not ag

Edgar Degas: A collection of 658 paintings (HD)
Description: \"A man of many talents, Edgar Degas was a famous French Impressionist painter who depicted the Parisian life in beautiful images. Edgar had a fascination for human figures and many of his paintings featured dancers in unusual positions.

Directed by : Nelson Castro
Produced by : Les Raboteurs Production
Genre: Fiction - Runtime: 20 min 52 seconds
Production year: 2013
Now he is blind, Edgar Degas is no more than a shadow of himself. Paul Valery, a young poet, is the only one who keeps visiting. When there, Degas knows how to be